The Quindecim

The independent student newspaper at Goucher College

Month: October 2018

Covers

The walls start barren on both our sides, so we pin our laughter in place of posters. On both our sides something like a shadow hides in place of posters so we don’t see it drain her color. Something like…

An Interview with Katie Calabrese of Little Gunpowder

Little Gunpowder is a band fronted by Katie Calabrese, a senior at Goucher. The indie fuzz rock band — which consists of drummer Kieran Dollemore, bassist Sarah Dreyfus, and guitarist John Eng-Wong — is currently working on an album titled…

Book Review: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

“In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, a young man met a young woman in a classroom and did not speak to her.” With these words, Mohsin Hamid…

“Uplifting, and Existing, and Being”: A Look at Sitting Pretty

The current exhibit at Goucher College’s Rosenberg Gallery is titled Sitting Pretty and features art by painter, printmaker, and MICA professor LaToya M. Hobbs. The exhibit contains striking woodcut and monotype portraits that, according to Hobbs, aim to “show a…

The Fight Against Mining in Ecuador: Educate Yourself!

In July 2018, I traveled to Junín in the region of Intag, Ecuador to assist environmental studies professor Emily Billo in her research on resistance to resource extraction. As we walked through Junín’s Community Eco-Reserve to test the water for…

The Baltimore Intercollegiate Alliance: What Is It, Who Is It, and Why Should I Care?

The Baltimore Intercollegiate Alliance (BIA) is an organizing group created and run by Baltimore-area students at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Maddie Wolf, a senior at MICA, said that “the BIA is a coalition network of students who are…

Restroom Review – Haebler Memorial Chapel Bathroom

The Haebler Memorial Chapel bathroom is perhaps one of the lesser-known restrooms on campus. Maybe not “lesser-known” but “less thought about.” Finding it alone is something of a challenge depending on what entrance you use. It’s in the basement but…

2018 Baltimore NEDA Walk: Hope, Strength, Recovery

The National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA) is a “nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.” NEDA’s vision is a world without eating disorders, and their mission is to support and serve as a “catalyst for…

Check Out Your Rowdy Rodents at Their AFA Games!

  Men’s Cross Country – Saturday, Oct. 6th @ 10:30 a.m. Women’s Cross Country – Saturday, Oct. 6th @ 11:15 a.m. Field Hockey – Saturday, Oct. 6th @ 1 p.m. Volleyball – Wednesday, Oct. 17th @ 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer…

The Importance of Public Discourse

  I am writing today because the atmosphere at Goucher has, for the duration of my studies here, been lacking healthy public discourse. That is not to say people are not sharing their opinions with their friends, nor is it…